i went to school in claremont, california, in the early-mid 90s. a week or so after arriving at college i went to an open mic night and saw another student sing songs in a way that had never occurred to me before. at that point the mountain goats was just john darnielle, and he wrote [...]

i photographed ramona gonzalez of nite jewel, at her home in mount washington on a day in august when my car’s thermometer read 108 degrees. i had actually taken ramona’s picture briefly once before, four years prior, and she kind of remembered that. ramona makes complex, ethereal, richly layered songs that are somewhat hypnotic even [...]